Hey Man,
Tonight is mostly a sporting post.
Dave Despain had Mario Andretti as his guest tonight on Wind Tunnel.
My favorite TV show, and tonight is a great on. Jimmy Johnson and Mario are interviewing each other.
We got updates on this season's F1 race in Austin, TX as well. Mario on his relationship with AJ Foyt was
also fun. Too bad U-Verse lost the signal.
NASCAR had race two of the CHASE. Denny Hamlin won with JJ second for the second race in a row.
The F1 race from Singapore was more fun. u-Verse didn't lock up during that event. Felipe Massa of Ferrari showed some wild car controls skills. http://youtu.be/_a3MSoVcELI
In football our TEXANS won, and my Houston Cougars had a much needed week off.
This week we are looking forward to the Bayou Bucket game that feature Rice vs Houston @ Reliant Stadium.
In the world of work it was a busy week.
The week will turn it up a notch.
Last we was a rush with a Caribbean project being released and a major domestic project about to kick off.
New blankets are coming up to bid and this will be a week of long hours
cheers
The ElectricAlan
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
UL Changes BIG
Hey Man,
How was your weekend?
Outside of college football mine was OK, maybe my Houston Cougars will have the kinks worked out by the next game. More sports later, let's talk UL now.
Here is a link to the UL news room. It is a pretty good one bookmark.
http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/corporate/newsroom/newsitem.jsp?cpath=%2Fglobal%2Feng%2Fcontent%2Fcorporate%2Fnewsroom%2Fpublicnotices%2Fdata%2Ful-and-ulc-announce-important-changes-to-certification_20120912090000.xml
Or just search UL news room and see lots more.
Basically UL reviewed their standard for UL 2196 fire rating and decided it should be changed.
The link states that UL knows of no failures in the real word.
As a result all Electrical Circuit Protective Systems constructed with Fire resistant Cable (FHIT) have been removed from the UL certification directory. UL has a FAQ list and contact information at UL.
UL and ULC will no longer offer certification to existing programs for UL2196 and ULCS-139.
No new cable made marked as such.
If you were using type RHW cable for fire pump installations this hits you.
What will your local code changes be?
This just popped up September 12th 2012, so keep your ear to the ground on this one.
Weekend sports
Well as I mentioned before, my Houston Cougars are still in transition from last year's record crushing season. We have next week off and need it.
In motor sports we saw the first race of the NASCAR Chase.
Brad Keslowski won the first race and JJ had to settle for second. I am hoping for better from Mat Kenseth next week.
Ryan Blaney became the youngest winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with his win.
Over in the IndyCar Ryan Hunter-Reay closed the deal and won the championship.
Congrats RHR, you earned it.
F1 was off this week, but returns the 23rd from Singapore.
This will be a busy week at my office with big project and blanket quotes due on top of a lot of sales calls.
cheers
the electricAlan
How was your weekend?
Outside of college football mine was OK, maybe my Houston Cougars will have the kinks worked out by the next game. More sports later, let's talk UL now.
Here is a link to the UL news room. It is a pretty good one bookmark.
http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/corporate/newsroom/newsitem.jsp?cpath=%2Fglobal%2Feng%2Fcontent%2Fcorporate%2Fnewsroom%2Fpublicnotices%2Fdata%2Ful-and-ulc-announce-important-changes-to-certification_20120912090000.xml
Or just search UL news room and see lots more.
Basically UL reviewed their standard for UL 2196 fire rating and decided it should be changed.
The link states that UL knows of no failures in the real word.
As a result all Electrical Circuit Protective Systems constructed with Fire resistant Cable (FHIT) have been removed from the UL certification directory. UL has a FAQ list and contact information at UL.
UL and ULC will no longer offer certification to existing programs for UL2196 and ULCS-139.
No new cable made marked as such.
If you were using type RHW cable for fire pump installations this hits you.
What will your local code changes be?
This just popped up September 12th 2012, so keep your ear to the ground on this one.
Weekend sports
Well as I mentioned before, my Houston Cougars are still in transition from last year's record crushing season. We have next week off and need it.
In motor sports we saw the first race of the NASCAR Chase.
Brad Keslowski won the first race and JJ had to settle for second. I am hoping for better from Mat Kenseth next week.
Ryan Blaney became the youngest winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with his win.
Over in the IndyCar Ryan Hunter-Reay closed the deal and won the championship.
Congrats RHR, you earned it.
F1 was off this week, but returns the 23rd from Singapore.
This will be a busy week at my office with big project and blanket quotes due on top of a lot of sales calls.
cheers
the electricAlan
Monday, September 3, 2012
Happy end of Summer Holiday
Hey Man!,
Well spell check was almost done when I erased it all.
This weekend saw the start of college football and tailgating. For us University of Houston fans our high expectations were met at the tailgate party and dashed on the football field. Next week we will be back at home again for the final season in our old stadium and our final season in C-USA. The tailgating will be great and I am confident the team will bounce back. Go Coogs!
In motor sports there is a lot going on.
This coming Wednesday ALMS & GRAND-AM are set to merge, This should help road racing in North America. Tuesday we will see Matt Kenseth officially be named to the Joe Gibbs team for 2013. I hate to see him go to a Toyota team, but at least it is with Joe Gibbs. There is a lot of moving and shaking going on over at the IndyCar series. Ryan Hunter Reay is in demand.
In the Belgiun F1 from SPA we saw promising driver Romain Grosjean behave so stupidly he should be sent back to F2 for the rest of the season. As open wheel racing cars and tracks have become safer, young drivers have lost the respect for the dangers of the sport. Actions still have consequences. In the 1960s era cars Romain would have gotten himself and several others killed. In todays cars in a lower spec series, he could have put a team out of business and got some people fired. Romain needs to come run some short tracks in the USA with Tony Stewart to get his head right.
Electrically speaking we are seeing a pick in the demand for IEC spec MCCs here in Houston. Fortunately we have the best solution in the market so I hope that continues. I will have more on that in a dedicated post.
If you have a project now, call now, we can ship.
cheers
the Electricalan
Well spell check was almost done when I erased it all.
This weekend saw the start of college football and tailgating. For us University of Houston fans our high expectations were met at the tailgate party and dashed on the football field. Next week we will be back at home again for the final season in our old stadium and our final season in C-USA. The tailgating will be great and I am confident the team will bounce back. Go Coogs!
In motor sports there is a lot going on.
This coming Wednesday ALMS & GRAND-AM are set to merge, This should help road racing in North America. Tuesday we will see Matt Kenseth officially be named to the Joe Gibbs team for 2013. I hate to see him go to a Toyota team, but at least it is with Joe Gibbs. There is a lot of moving and shaking going on over at the IndyCar series. Ryan Hunter Reay is in demand.
In the Belgiun F1 from SPA we saw promising driver Romain Grosjean behave so stupidly he should be sent back to F2 for the rest of the season. As open wheel racing cars and tracks have become safer, young drivers have lost the respect for the dangers of the sport. Actions still have consequences. In the 1960s era cars Romain would have gotten himself and several others killed. In todays cars in a lower spec series, he could have put a team out of business and got some people fired. Romain needs to come run some short tracks in the USA with Tony Stewart to get his head right.
Electrically speaking we are seeing a pick in the demand for IEC spec MCCs here in Houston. Fortunately we have the best solution in the market so I hope that continues. I will have more on that in a dedicated post.
If you have a project now, call now, we can ship.
cheers
the Electricalan
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